Imelda Marcos Quotes (29 Quotes)

Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.

As the first lady of this country and the mother of this country, this (tragedy) really overwhelms me.

I have a different way of thinking. I think synergistically. I'm not linear in thinking, I'm not very logical.

I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility.

I hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness.

I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am.

I still go to court every month.

Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows.

I think it is incredible the way it has shaped up in the last few years. India has the courage to show the world what it has pulled off and many can learn from its achievements.

My husband does not like me to give interviews because I say too much. No talk, no trouble.

When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.

I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.

My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become.

It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.

I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will use 'Imeldific' to mean ostentatious extravagance.

Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.

If you know how much you've got, you probably haven't got much.

I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back.

God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.

The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave.

I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.

We practically own everything in the Philippines.

Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.

They call me corrupt, frivolous. I am not at all privileged. Maybe the only privileged thing is my face. And corrupt? God! I would not look like this if I am corrupt. Some ugliness would settle down on my system.

Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.

I am beyond logic and rationality.

If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That's how rich we are.

People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?

Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.